Spousal support

Married 28 years, became disabled 1995 permanent. 13-year-old daughter for both need to leave home per doctors, emotionally. What kind of support can I expect for both of us? long beach, n.y.

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I am looking to go ahead with getting a divorce from my husband of 20 yrs who left me to move from TX(where I live, to NY(Queens). I want to know can I file for divorce in NY & demand spousal support. During our separation, he caused me to have a nervous breakdown, lost my job of 18yrs with Nordstorm. I am presently under a doctor’s care for shaking spells, etc. I look forward to your response.

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I am married for five years in NY with no children but suffer from chronic illness, making me unable to work. I don’t know my rights and need to get out of this marriage. What am I legally able to demand? Alimony/maintenance? Healthcare? I am too sick to stay in this and too sick to leave. Thank you.

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I live in NY State, and I am engaged to a man that has been separated from his ex for about five years. He decided to start divorce proceedings, and he hired a lawyer. He subsequently found out that no separation agreement was ever filed with the court. Myfiance and his ex have two children together. He pays $ $504 a month in child support as ordered by the court. His exsaid she would only sign the divorce papers if he agreed to take out life insurance on each child and pay half of all of the kids’ expenses, including college tuition. We live in a small town in upstate NY and make modest incomes. Based on my fiance’s salary, he cannot afford the life insurance premiums for the children. He supports his wheelchair-bound father with $300 a week. He cannot afford any of this.

My question: Can she just hold out on these demands and never sign the divorce papers? My fiance’s lawyer clearly is not an experienced divorce attorney, and he isn’t much help on this matter. I would appreciate it if you could please give me some advice. Thank you so much.

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I live in upstate New York. My husband bought a piece of land with an old house on it before we were married.We knocked down the old house after we were married and built a new house.I have paid all the household maintenance bills and contributed to the raw material of the new house.
We have been married for 8 yrs. We have a prenuptial, I think, is invalid. I did not have an attorney and was presented the papers ten days before our marriage. There has been domestic violence on several occasions. I have recently been out of work and am receiving social security disability. I cannot go back to work. He made 138,000 last year but denies I am entitled to anything. We have no children. Please advise.

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I have questions concerning spousal support and division of property. We have been married for 26 years and live in an upper-classcommunity in Westchester County, NY. We have two children attending college. My husband has had over 20 affairs during this time (I stopped counting). He is a self-employed attorney and adjunct business law teacher, with an annual income of approximately $20,000. I am a 50% partner in a thrivingcompany and am about to open a new business.My husband incurred over $250k in credit card debt with my name on the account, consistently failed to pay our income taxes, and household bills.As a result,I was forced to refinance our mortgage to pay off the credit card debt. I became solely responsible for the mortgage,even thoughhe remains on the deed. I made him close all the credit card accounts and opened a separate bank account in my name only. I now pay all the household expenses, including all the children’s’ expenses.I now file “married filing separate” tax returns. I want out of this marriage. My children are at an age that they can understand this splitting. But will I be forced to give up half of all that I have worked so hard for for the last 52 yrs? Are my house and my company subject to his spousal claim for support? Will I have to pay him spousal support? Should I just continue to pay for everything now, and hope that I will outlive him?

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: I have been married for 26 years. I served my husband with divorce papers last Sept. He moved out last Dec. We are at the stage of either a trial or settle. He offered to settle 50/50 everything with child support until our last child is emancipated and no maintenance. He earned $112K last year, and I made $35K. He claims I am self-supporting, and I can’t afford to live in the home the way I have. Am I be entitled to alimony?

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I’ve been married for 8 yrs, and now I want to file for divorce and move out of state. I haven’t worked much in the years we have been married; there are no kids involved, and we rent our home. He makes over 100 thousand a year but tells me I will leave with what I came into the marriage with, is this an accurate statement? I’m very much alone in this, and I know I will need some sort of support for a short period of time. Also, can he cut me out of his medical insurance once there is a legal separation? Help!! I’m lost. Thank you.answer

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First – My husband and I have been married (in NY)almost 21 yrs.- both NY residents and I have for the most part been a stay at home mom during our marriage (we have a 19 yrs. old college student living at home which her college funds are paid for out of our account. – Husband is a Lt. in the FDNY -(he is 54 yrs. old ), and WE own our home-mortgage free -worth approx. $250,000-$300,000. He earns anywhere from $78,000-$95,000 a yr. -Over the years – my husband has been mentally abusive to me more each year- but I have been too scared to voice it to anyone as it is he who is the one that “puts the bread and butter on the table.” The mental abuse has mounted to the point- that I am at wit’s end. A few years ago- I had three heart attacks in one yr -leading to a triple bypass – the finality of it all- I am disabled – with oxygen, and have cardiac heart failure, COPD(emphysema), and Hypertension-which he is the major contributing factor. -He has always handled all the finances, and I have no idea of what stocks, bonds, etc. are being deducted out of his paycheck. I have no income and qualify for absolutely nothing – i.e., disability. I am unable to work, as well. -Even though this has been going on for years, for the past year, I live/sleep in a separate room in our home. I have talked to him about getting a divorce – and he offered me pocket change if it is uncontested. I did some reading on my own – and gave no reply. -He said he talked to some friends at the firehouse – and they told him that I HAVE NO GROUNDS … -Since I have no income- I can’t afford an attorney. I don’t know what to do. I’m at the point that if I can’t get a divorce from him, that will comfortably support me for the few years I have left — I hope the next heart will be my last, so I don’t have to deal with him. Please guide me. By the way- many years back when I was in better health and went to various FDNY functions with him – I used to overhear all kinds of stories of tricks some of these guys use to hold onto as much as they can during a divorce….. Many thanks.

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We have been married for eight years and are going for divorce and live in Rochester, NY. Am I entitled to alimony? Someone told me I would have to be married at least ten years.

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